Just days ago, Rob Pelinka was in full agent mode, joining James Harden at All Star weekend appearances, congratulating Eric Gordon moments after his 3-point contest victory.
By Tuesday, he was no longer their agent. Pelinka, who has represented many top players including the Rockets' Harden, Gordon and Trevor Ariza, had told his clients he would join Magic Johnson with the Lakers as general manager.
Gordon and Ariza believed Pelinka, a former guard on Michigan's Fab Five team, would be as successful on the other side of the table as he was as their agent.
"He is going to be Lakers GM over there," Gordon said.